Spicing up breakfast! Emma Bunton announced as Jamie Theakston's new Heart co-host for morning slot

Emma Bunton has been announced as Jamie Theakston's new co-host on London's Heart Breakfast show.

The Spice Girls star, who already hosts The Saturday Show on the network, will be joining Jamie in the morning slot from January 7th - replacing former co-presenter Harriet Scott, who left the station last month.

As the news was revealed, mother-of-two Emma said of the new role: 'I am so excited to be joining Heart Breakfast! Jamie and I
have known each other for years so it'll be great spending each morning
with him chatting, laughing and playing great music.

'We are looking forward to sharing the fun with everyone!'

EMMA

AndGlobal Radio's director of broadcasting Richard Park said: "We are thrilled that Emma is bringing girl power to Heart Breakfast.

'Jamie and Emma have been friends for a long time and have a great natural chemistry that Londoners are going to love.'

It was also announced on Monday that
actress-turned-radio presenter JoAnne Good is taking over Danny Baker's
afternoon show on BBC London 94.9 - a month after he quit live on on air and branded BBC bosses 'pinheaded weasels'.

Changes all round: JoAnne Good has been announced as the permanent replacement host for Danny Baker's show on BBC London 94.9

Breakfast with Penny and Paul: Ms Smith will be joining Ross on his Breakfast show next year

Good, who
starred in ITV soap Crossroads and presented the late show on the
station, started covering the afternoon slot in November but has now
been named as its permanent host.

Baker, who also broadcasts on 5Live
on Saturday mornings, quit on November 1 with a two-hour rant
complaining about the pay his co-hosts were given and saying he hoped
the decision-makers 'choked' on their abacus beads.

The London station also announced
that former GMTV presenter Penny Smith is joining Paul Ross on its
Breakfast Show from next year.

Smith, who replaces Gaby Roslin,
said: 'I am thrilled to be working at BBC London 94.9. As one of the few
people I know who genuinely loves to get up at 4am, I also couldn't
have asked for a better show.'

The station's managing editor, David
Robey, said Smith, who started her career on the Peterborough Evening
Telegraph before moving into television, would be 'a fantastic addition'
to the line-up.